By Isaac Ukpoju
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has said that the force had arrested 1, 527 kidnap suspects and recovered 2,037 firearms across the country in 2019.
Adamu said this while addressing the North-Central regional security summit on Wednesday in Lafia, Nasrawa state.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the Security Summit was entitled:” Strategic Partnership for Effective Community Policing in the North-Central Zone/FCT.”
Adamu said that 6, 531 other criminal suspects were arrested, while 2, 037 arms of various description with 21, 870 live ammunitions were recovered within the period.
He said that the resilience and committment of the police and other stakeholders towards curbing crime and criminality in the country made the recoveries possible.
Adamu said comprehensive reform to reposition the Police force for enhanced service delivery was part of his deliberate policy to improve security and safety in…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
